Monkey Nurse ASN, RN

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   I am scared of being fired as a new grad

   Monkey Nurse replied to DH1234's topic in General Nursing

   It sounds... normal. And on a bad shift these things might happen to me. We prioritize and do our best but patients sort of get in the way of the “ideal” we hope to provide. Your preceptor should be helping to mitigate any major mistakes. Just know ...
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   July 2019 Caption Contest: Poll - Select $100 Winner!

   Monkey Nurse replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   #momlife
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   July 2019 Caption Contest: Poll - Select $100 Winner!

   Monkey Nurse replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   But did the dilaudid work too well? #nursing fears
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   New RN, how to save face

   Monkey Nurse replied to ERN19's topic in General Nursing

   Hell Ive done the damndest things and some of mine ended up with an on call ob dr running in only to role his eyes and be grumpy because he is awake for... nothing. Spraying an unclamped antibiotic onto a sleeping patient in the middle of the night....
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   Job Flip-Flopping: When Will I Find My Place?

   Monkey Nurse replied to tinyRN72's topic in General Nursing

   What about hospice nursing? I’m not sure if its going to be the same idea as home health but maybe the hospice agencies near you would be better employers?
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   Transitional Care Nursery! Help!

   Monkey Nurse replied to djohnston28's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'll get back to you as I am about to start a new facility, but I can tell you what it looked like for me in a rural setting as the only OB trained nurse on my shift: Keep in mind we were a rural hospital so this probably atypical, but we had to be ...
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   Finished NCLEX in 75 questions.

   Monkey Nurse replied to Elease16's topic in NCLEX

   Best wishes and congrats to the soon to be nurses ? I told my sister who just took NCLEX a few weeks ago-- did you do bad enough to fail in 75 questions and not be given additional questions to prove yourself? No? Great! You passed.
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   New Grad in L&D-

   Monkey Nurse replied to shebrannew's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don’t think Ive ever known someone to take OB positions for the challenge. Most of us have a passion for the field. IMHO being in this field and being good at it takes a certain amount of love for the genre of nursing. Do you have kids of your own ...
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   New Grad BSN, RN, PHN, EMT and can’t find work. Legality of working as a CNA?

   Monkey Nurse replied to oceanhugger's topic in General Nursing

   https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/526562100 Winterhaven, Ca is near Yuma, AZ. Bit of a drive or bit of a move but maybe keep your eye on the federal job worksights.
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    New Grad BSN, RN, PHN, EMT and can’t find work. Legality of working as a CNA?

    Monkey Nurse replied to oceanhugger's topic in General Nursing

    Have you applied to VA? Are you willing to travel and stay somewhere during the week? What are you prepared to do? I left my area after 6 months of no job leads. i was really discouraged. I went to https://www.3rnet.org/ a rural recruitment website a...
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    Gender Separation and Nursing for American Muslim Man

    Monkey Nurse replied to wannabenurseman77's topic in Men

    Im a muslim woman. There are definitely fields where you wont run into adult female women if that is going to be an issue for you. Touching adult females non mahrams is frowned upon in Islam not just their breasts and vaginas. There are some among us...
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    Leaving federal job for nursing school

    Monkey Nurse replied to guest62419's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I for one hate the 5 days a week and feel I'm more away from my family than when I worked 3 -12's. I am a federally employed nurse and have worked hospital and clinic. (VA and Indian Health Service are options for those that don't know). Your pay is ...
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    Did I do the right thing in this code situation?

    Monkey Nurse replied to Nurse162's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a clinic and any major medical emergency is a code blue. Most of the staff aren’t knowledgeable enough to differentiate between what code to call and it would waste team. If someone scares the team enough to call a code its a code blue an...
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    New Nurse, terrible shift

    Monkey Nurse replied to ascty87's topic in General Nursing

    The more confident you are the more you will be able to put your shyness behind. You might have to imagine you're an actress pretending to be outgoing. I am also shy and reserved but I came out of my shell little by little because I began to feel mor...
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    Experienced nurse turned down several times..

    Monkey Nurse replied to kmek30's topic in General Nursing

    Its so hard to know! Let me tell you my recent experience is that I have applied for no less than 4-5 L&D jobs in the last couple months at this one hospital. They went on a hiring spree. I even interviewed for one of them. I have experience. I h...